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Spitfire is not BNP's to use, says Sikh pilot who fought the Nazis

One of the last surviving Indian Second World War fighter pilots has launched an attack on the BNP after it used images of a Spitfire in its campaign Comments

Skater switches from blades to bike for 2012

Speed skater Sarah Lindsay is to swap her blades for a bike in a bid for Olympic glory in her home city in 2012 Comments

Showbiz: Drama in the jungle as Katie Price quits I'm A Celebrity

Katie Price has fled the I'm A Celebrity jungle after she was voted by the public to face yet another bushtucker trial Comments

Teenager to face court on 'mutilation' murder charge

NEW: Teenager will appear in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was left dying and mutilated in the street

Anti-sleaze committee MP faces expenses questions

Latest: Another member of the committee that regulates MPs' conduct faces questions over his expenses Comments

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling as Jedward

Tories make 'Jedward' jibe at Brown and Darling

Tories jump on the Jedward bandwagon, branding Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling 'Deadwood' Comments

MoD spends Ł149m on tanks unfit for Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence spent Ł149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed Comments

Rail union boss to appear on Have I Got News For You

Railway workers' leader Bob Crow is to become the first ever trade union official to appear on TV's Have I Got News For You, it was announced Comments

Sport Sport feed

Football: Harry Redknapp praises five-star Jermain Defoe

Harry Redknapp has hailed Jermain Defoe as the finest finisher available to England boss Fabio Capello Comments

Cricket: Andrew Strauss picks out batsmen for praise

Two gritty batsmen from different ends of the experience spectrum have put England 1-0 up against South Africa - and captain Andrew Strauss is delighted to have both in his team Comments

Football: Carlo Cudicini is out for the season after horror crash

Carlo Cudicini will miss the rest of the season as a result of his motorcycle accident Comments

Business Business feed

Gartmore’s Ł1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

Fund management giant Gartmore is to list on the Stock Exchange, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be several major flotations in London in the next 12 months Comments

Nationwide’s alert on rally after 64% fall

Nationwide building society today forecast a “slow” economic recovery and warned the recent rally in house prices could run out of steam Comments

Royal Mint production surges as investors clamour for gold

Soaring demand for gold from savers desperate to take advantage of the record bullion price, forced the Royal Mint to more than quadruple production of gold coins in the third quarter of the year Comments

Entertainment Entertainment feed

Film: No sex in New Moon please, we're vampires

The creepiest thing about the second adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books - New Moon - is its obsession with teenage celibacy. Comments

Music: Sound check: Green is the new rock'n'roll

Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe. Comments

Theatre: Coming of age in the cold with The Fahrenheit Twins

As the dark nights beckon, it's oddly comforting to be transported to one of Earth’s coldest places with The Fahrenheit Twins. Comments

Showbiz: Katie Price could quit jungle as she gets voted for fourth trial in a row

Fed-up Katie Price was bracing herself for more stomach-churning punishment on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - warning she could be ready to quit Comments

Showbiz: Peter Andre: I'm too busy to watch I'm A Celebrity

Peter Andre says he is too busy to watch this year's series of I'm A Celebrity. Comments

Film: A Serious Man makes comedy out of a crisis

Joel and Ethan Cohen's A Serious Man isn't just a comedy - the serious edge of human enquiry is there too Comments

Clubbing: Relive yesteryear at School Disco

It's a gloomy Saturday night and the capital is in the grip of the 'storm of the year'. Why not lighten your mood with a trip to the school disco Comments

Music: CDs of the week: Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent

What our critics made of Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent's new album. Comments

Life & Style

Smash hit: Andy Murray swings into London

Andy Murray is the sporting hero of Middle England - a strange position for a Scot to find himself in. And after a shaky start with the public, he's learning to play the game, finds Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni Comments

A reel life: Jordan Scott

Her father made Gladiator and her uncle made Top Gun, so it was inevitable that Jordan Scott, Ridley's daughter, would end up in the family business. Comments

Leigh Lezark - My London

Leigh Lezark, 25, is a DJ with the Misshapes, and has modelled for H&M, Gap and Mango. Her boyfriend is the actor Max Minghella. Comments

Fashion: Cara Delevingne unleashes her inner Alice

The excellent Delevingne DNA strikes again. This time it is Cara, 17, Poppy's younger sister, hot on the heels of her model sibling. Cara Delevingne unleashes her inner Alice and goes on a fashion adventure Comments

Anti-collision kit tested out on Toronto's Highway 401

As new anti-collision kit goes on sale in the UK, Jeremy Hart tests it on one of the world's most daunting motorways Comments

Travel: Relive the renaissance in Florence

Florence has moved on since Sarah Sands last visited - this time it was a hotel created out of two palaces that proved the highlight Comments

Look After London: Watching the public enjoy the London Wetland Centre is fantastic

Nicholas Hurry decided he would start volunteering at the London Wetland Centre on the grounds that “they had a much bigger garden than I did” Comments

The best books of the year

Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months Comments

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